GGML and llama.cpp join HF to ensure the long-term progress of Local AI

GGML, creators of llama.cpp, have joined forces with Hugging Face (HF) to advance the development of Local AI while maintaining an open-source ethos. This collaboration aims to scale and support the community surrounding ggml and llama.cpp by providing long-term sustainable resources, ensuring the project's growth and sustainability. Georgi Gerganov and his team retain full autonomy over technical directions, while HF will facilitate seamless integration of new models from the transformers library into llama.cpp, improving packaging and user experience. This partnership focuses on making local inference a viable alternative to cloud-based solutions, with the goal of making open-source superintelligence accessible and user-owned. Despite some skepticism from the community, many are optimistic about the future of local AI development under this collaboration.